If you -- an idea of what it's like the young girls trying to get an education here in Nigeria all you need to do is come to a school like case now just down the road last week. An attack happened nineteen -- were killed during an explosion a month ago it -- around struck. At the same place killing some seventy people in the bills he would say that they are afraid every single night. When they come to school they wiry when -- a loud noise when -- a bank. I think it might be another attack. They have very -- win around and the fact that they don't want young women in this country to get an education. The -- -- on Iran says that women should be married off. They should be used as slaves and the coolest that he should be -- shot focus now because of the 300 or so ago. Being held now for some weeks that would tighten in the northeast of the country -- of Iran has a footprint. Across much of Nigeria including right here on the edges of the capital. Good luck Jonathan the president of this country's under immense pressure to show that he's doing everything he can to get the bills back. This morning he's been speaking at the World Economic Forum here in Abuja is what he had to say. Think you'll be able to bring to go home and it doesn't -- the rate of growth. We'll what we'll do you really know what's -- homes in got sick and his group got back to lead the open this thing. Know what that he didn't forgive us if the ethics of -- up. You mentioned that terrorism is a great nation faces is that good dozen -- of securities. Fixes -- you know. That was good luck Jonathan the Nigerian president early -- today of course the United States is sending people in the United Kingdom as well. But the pressure really is on the Nigerian government. To show it to demonstrate. -- it's doing everything within its high. Make sure these girls -- -- site. -- for Donald ABC news a virgin Nigeria.

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